Robert Michael James (born 2 October 1934) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1956 to 1965.
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| Full name | Robert Michael James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1934 Wokingham, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1971 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964/65 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 February 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
editMichael James was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He was a regular member of the Cambridge University team from 1956 to 1958, scoring 1969 runs in 45 first-class matches at an average of 27.34.[2] His highest score was 168 against Gloucestershire in 1957, when he "dominated the cricket, on-driving and pulling powerfully during a fine display lasting four hours and including six 6's and seventeen 4's". Cambridge won the match by an innings in two days.[3]
He also played regularly for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship from 1954 to 1962, and a few matches from 1969 to 1971.[4]
James played three matches for Wellington in the Plunket Shield in 1964–65.[5]
His son Tim played for Berkshire in the 1980s.[6]
References
edit- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 291.
- ^ "First-class batting for each team by Michael James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Wisden 1958, p. 370–71.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship matches played by Michael James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Michael James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Tim James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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